Forgettable Summer Action Movie: The Movie

Rating: 4/10 (10 July 2013)

Let me get this out of the way - Pacific Rim is a massive let down. The film does little to capture the audience's attention, and uses every cliché in the book.
Directed by Guillermo Del Toro, Pacific Rim is an action film which follows humanity's struggle to fight an aquatic dinosaur-like creatures which aim to take over Earth. In resistance, all nations join together to build 'Jagers' - or dual-piloted robots - to fight off the invasion.
Pacific Rim's premise is really interesting. There's lots of room to explore the paroles of which humans have to work around to come out victorious. Unfortunately, the film doesn't do any exploration at all. On top of that, the script and acting are weak. The cinematography is confusing, and the film builds no anticipation. No one will remember this in two months' time.
PROS + Soundtrack + Ron Perlman + Good 3D
NEUTRALS ~ No plot holes (because there isn't really a plot)
CONS - Underused settings - Length - Flatlined story - Weak script - Heavily clichéd - Unnecessarily violent - Unnecessary characters - Unlikable characters - 'Dual/Mimicking Pilots' are often out of sync.
SCORE 4/10